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Dealing with a bad sign-in

Dealing with a bad sign-in

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Dealing with a bad sign-in

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- [Dan] I can't help you if you've forgotten your Windows sign-in before watching this movie. But before it happens in the future, you can take a few proactive steps. What you can do depends on how you sign-in to Windows 10. You can sign-in by using your Windows account, by using a local account, or by using a biometric device such as a fingerprint reader. Each of these authentication methods has a different fail safe, but one you must set right away, in fact, immediately after creating the sign-in method. If you lose your Windows account password, ensure that your account name appears on the sign-in screen. Choose I forgot my password, and follow the steps as presented. After completing the steps, you'll have the instructions to reset your password. If you have a local account, you can try using the password hint displayed on the screen. So you type in the wrong password. And there's the password hint. If the hint…

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